diff --git a/MANIFEST b/MANIFEST
index 45612a57b..e7a70892a 100644
--- a/MANIFEST
+++ b/MANIFEST
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ lib/Slic3r/GUI/AboutDialog.pm
 lib/Slic3r/GUI/ConfigWizard.pm
 lib/Slic3r/GUI/OptionsGroup.pm
 lib/Slic3r/GUI/Plater.pm
+lib/Slic3r/GUI/Preferences.pm
 lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
 lib/Slic3r/GUI/Tab.pm
 lib/Slic3r/Layer.pm
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
index 737204926..7f2fab7fd 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI.pm
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use FindBin;
 use Slic3r::GUI::AboutDialog;
 use Slic3r::GUI::ConfigWizard;
 use Slic3r::GUI::Plater;
+use Slic3r::GUI::Preferences;
 use Slic3r::GUI::OptionsGroup;
 use Slic3r::GUI::SkeinPanel;
 use Slic3r::GUI::Tab;
@@ -94,6 +95,8 @@ sub OnInit {
         $fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
         $fileMenu->Append(MI_COMBINE_STLS, "Combine multi-material STL files…", 'Combine multiple STL files into a single multi-material AMF file');
         $fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
+        $fileMenu->Append(wxID_PREFERENCES, "Preferences…", 'Application preferences');
+        $fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
         $fileMenu->Append(wxID_EXIT, "&Quit", 'Quit Slic3r');
         EVT_MENU($frame, MI_LOAD_CONF, sub { $self->{skeinpanel}->load_config_file });
         EVT_MENU($frame, MI_EXPORT_CONF, sub { $self->{skeinpanel}->export_config });
@@ -104,6 +107,7 @@ sub OnInit {
                                                  $repeat->Enable(defined $Slic3r::GUI::SkeinPanel::last_input_file) });
         EVT_MENU($frame, MI_SLICE_SVG, sub { $self->{skeinpanel}->do_slice(save_as => 1, export_svg => 1) });
         EVT_MENU($frame, MI_COMBINE_STLS, sub { $self->{skeinpanel}->combine_stls });
+        EVT_MENU($frame, wxID_PREFERENCES, sub { Slic3r::GUI::Preferences->new($frame)->ShowModal });
         EVT_MENU($frame, wxID_EXIT, sub {$_[0]->Close(0)});
     }
     
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Preferences.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Preferences.pm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a0f549a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/Preferences.pm
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package Slic3r::GUI::Preferences;
+use Wx qw(:dialog :id :misc :sizer :systemsettings);
+use Wx::Event qw(EVT_BUTTON EVT_TEXT_ENTER);
+use base 'Wx::Dialog';
+
+sub new {
+    my $class = shift;
+    my ($parent, %params) = @_;
+    my $self = $class->SUPER::new($parent, -1, "Preferences", wxDefaultPosition, [500,200]);
+    
+    my $optgroup = Slic3r::GUI::OptionsGroup->new(
+        parent  => $self,
+        title   => 'General',
+        options => [
+            {
+                opt_key     => 'mode',
+                type        => 'select',
+                label       => 'Mode',
+                tooltip     => 'Choose between a simpler, basic mode and an expert mode with more options and more complicated interface.',
+                labels      => ['Simple','Expert'],
+                values      => ['simple','expert'],
+                default     => 'simple',
+            },
+        ],
+        label_width => 100,
+    );
+    my $sizer = Wx::BoxSizer->new(wxVERTICAL);
+    $sizer->Add($optgroup->sizer, 0, wxEXPAND | wxBOTTOM | wxLEFT | wxRIGHT, 10);
+    
+    my $buttons = $self->CreateStdDialogButtonSizer(wxOK | wxCANCEL);
+    EVT_BUTTON($self, wxID_OK, sub { $self->EndModal(wxID_OK); });
+    $sizer->Add($buttons, 0, wxEXPAND | wxBOTTOM | wxLEFT | wxRIGHT, 10);
+    
+    $self->SetSizer($sizer);
+    $sizer->SetSizeHints($self);
+    
+    return $self;
+}
+
+1;